LA 4.1.6.g
Description:
Compare and contrast the characteristics that distinguish a variety of literary and informational texts.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5C, 6B, 6B
Exemplars
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
Description:
Recognizing Persuasive Devices
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
D-18
D-18
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1429 words
Author: Derrick Rose
Synopsis: These two football fans could argue all afternoon--and they do.
Excerpt:
"True," Jayson said, "I guess the Packers can show off a little bit if they want to. They're one of the oldest teams, and the most successful, with something like 13 championships, including four Super Bowl championships. Plus they've had so many famous players through the years, like Bart Starr and Brett Favre. They also have some of the greatest fans in the world."
"Cheeseheads, as the fans are called, don't let the cold Wisconsin weather prevent them from going to every game, though.
"Cheeseheads, as the fans are called, don't let the cold Wisconsin weather prevent them from going to every game, though.
Question:
Choose the two sentences in this excerpt that prove the Packers receive a lot of support from the community.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain how you can tell if an author is writing about something real or make-believe in a selection. Use examples from at least four selections you have read to support your argument.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
D-45
D-45
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1316 words
Author: Erica Cirino
Synopsis: The Fish God of Rain has stopped helping the people of Sikal. Without rain, food cannot grow. Who will be the hero to bring back the rain?
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection is best described as
- an ancient myth.
- a news report.
- science fiction.
- an autobiography.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
How do you know if a text is fiction or non-fiction? Provide examples from texts you have read to support your ideas.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
Description:
Recognizing Persuasive Devices
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
D-15
D-15
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1303 words
Author: Joyce C. Trygstad
Synopsis: The aquarium's dolphin is unhappy. Can scientists figure out how to help him?
Excerpt:
Scientists have also learned that dolphins are as social as they are intelligent. Just as we need to have contact with other human beings, a dolphin needs to have contact with other dolphins. That's the biggest lesson Whittles shared.
Question:
The author thinks the most important thing the scientists did was
- learn that dolphins need other dolphins to be happy and healthy.
- discover that dolphins cannot communicate.
- discover that dolphins are afraid of humans.
- realize that keeping dolphins in a pen will make them unhappy.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain how you can tell if an author is writing about something real or make-believe in a selection. Use examples from at least four selections you have read to support your argument.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions